tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post115026568451104862..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: I'll Be GoneGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150902876834827482006-06-21T08:14:00.000-07:002006-06-21T08:14:00.000-07:00I just wanted to add that there is great Tex-Mex h...I just wanted to add that there is great Tex-Mex here (well in Cambridge, not Boston). You just have to know where to go as they are off the beaten path. It's nice to hear that you are moving up to these parts. It should make for some very interesting posting.Nameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983614317949893439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150526593751089152006-06-16T23:43:00.000-07:002006-06-16T23:43:00.000-07:00[missed][missed]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150526568434932412006-06-16T23:42:00.000-07:002006-06-16T23:42:00.000-07:00You must my point entirely about gayness being gen...You must my point entirely about gayness being genetically based but I still adore your blog. xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150421405709270262006-06-15T18:30:00.000-07:002006-06-15T18:30:00.000-07:00Love you post! I was born-n-raised in Victoria, Te...Love you post! I was born-n-raised in Victoria, Texas and left on July 23, 1997 at 2:30 pm. I've since lived in New York, Toronto and now Chicago. No matter how cold it gets, I can always say, "I'm not hot!" I do miss Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream, though . . .Br. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794716304960943782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150398397267475202006-06-15T12:06:00.000-07:002006-06-15T12:06:00.000-07:00The sidekick is hot.The sidekick is hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150373668159803762006-06-15T05:14:00.000-07:002006-06-15T05:14:00.000-07:00As a Northeast boy, I've always had a hankering to...As a Northeast boy, I've always had a hankering to whoop it up in the Bigness of Texas. It'd probably have to be Austin, though, to not make me too angry. <BR/><BR/>One thing, though. You'll find plenty of intolerance here, too. When I arrived here, I was really surprised how much a problem it is (in some areas) after growing up in New York. That said, it's probably light-years away from what it sounds like you were exposed to.<BR/><BR/>Like I said in my email to you, the gay bar scene is... less than it was. But there's a few new hopes on the block.<BR/><BR/>Drop me a line when you have a chance and we can discuss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150350011777977502006-06-14T22:40:00.000-07:002006-06-14T22:40:00.000-07:00Luciferus: LadyBird almost had a shout-out, but, a...<B>Luciferus:</B> LadyBird almost had a shout-out, but, alas, didn’t make the cut. As I always say, though, if I had her nose filled with nickels, I would be a rich man (Yes, I am a bitch).<BR/><BR/><B>Jeremy:</B> Oops. Actually, my posts have so many typos, I am often embarrassed. On the other hand, a Spring meadow filled with tons of Blue Bell ice-cream cones wouldn’t be so bad, either.<BR/><BR/><B>Glenn:</B> I do like a good chicken fired steak. (Please insert Homer Simpson salivating noises here).<BR/><BR/><B>WiccaChicky and TornWordo:</B> I went to graduate school in the Midwest, so I am prepared for cold. To be honest, I can deal with cold much better than heat. With cold, you can always add layers of clothes. If that doesn’t work, you just need to drink more. <BR/><BR/><B>MaggieMay:</B> Rock-star, eh? Hmm, maybe I should change my moniker from GayProf to CherProf.<BR/><BR/><B>Cooper:</B> Of course I am taking little bloggy with me. The blogosphere would be so empty without me.<BR/><BR/><B>Earl Cootie:</B> Alas, if I can’t find gainful employment, I might have little choice but to return. Pray for me – or start a campaign to assassinate other Latino historians in the nation with choice jobs. Your choice, really.<BR/><BR/><B>Anon:</B> In terms of your question, I am not sure that I can speak to your personal experience. My general take on relationships (if that has any value) are that they require two major things: 1) We have to be honest with ourselves about what we want and 2) We have to be honest with our romantic partners about what we want. So, if bi-sexual ex (who also told many lies) wanted to have a relationship that was non-monogamous, I think that is within his rights. The problem being, though, that he opted to be with somebody who wanted a monogamous relationship. Even worse (IMHO), he lied and said he wanted the same thing. This, I think, is wrong.<BR/><BR/>Identifying as bi does not mean that one can’t form LTR monogamous relationships, if that is one’s desire. Likewise, there is no reason why monogamous relationships need be the only form of LTR’s out there. Many couples of all versions of sexuality have loving, rewarding relationships that are not sexually monogamous. For other people, though, that just doesn’t work.<BR/><BR/>Bi-ex should have been explicit, though, that he was looking for non-monogamy from the start. Then you could have decided if it matched what you wanted and either opted out or negotiated some type of compromise. By lying, he took away your agency in the relationship and that’s never cool with the GayProf.<BR/><BR/><B>Jason:</B> Sign me up for the traditional Mexican and Honduran food. I would imagine there has got to be some good Carribean fare going on as well. Really, anything will be better than this small town.<BR/><BR/><B>Elizabeth:</B> When I drive past the 5,000 seat churches, I hear a low humming noise. Make of it what you will.<BR/><BR/><B>MEK the Bear:</B> Yes, come to Boston! I will make (non-Slurpee) Margaritas. <BR/><BR/>That goes for all of you out there!<BR/><BR/><B>ROG and Adam:</B> Gee, way to be a buzz kill. Yeah, I know Massachusetts has a bad history (and present) in terms of race, voting, equality, gender, sexuality, etc. (Where in the U.S. doesn’t?). Plus, Boston had the whole flag-pole/busing incident in the 1970s that was just plain nasty. Sigh. You know what, though? Even if I am stabbed by a flag-pole lance, it’s still better than Texas.<BR/><BR/><B>Christopher:</B> You made me hungry, too! God, I miss New Mexican food.<BR/><BR/><B>Frank:</B> Yeah, Houston would probably be an okay place to live with decent food. Sadly, I do not live in Houston. See my request of Earl Cootie.<BR/><BR/><B>Oso:</B> Would you like to trade Cold City for Hot Humid Town?<BR/><BR/><B>Kalvin and Dorian:</B> I will reserve judgement on the Moby Dick slurpees – Be aware, though, I am skeptical – SKEPTICAL, I say.<BR/><BR/><B>Joe:</B> Well, poor me a shot and call me an alcoholic! I am so there!GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150337187762411492006-06-14T19:06:00.000-07:002006-06-14T19:06:00.000-07:00I'm insanely jealous of your cartoon.Margarita slu...I'm insanely jealous of your cartoon.<BR/><BR/>Margarita slushies are a bad thing? It sounds fantastic to me.Dorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754097613320749614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150324596184351632006-06-14T15:36:00.000-07:002006-06-14T15:36:00.000-07:00Mexico should impose severe tariffs on all U.S. go...Mexico should impose severe tariffs on all U.S. goods until Texas agrees to drop the Mex from Tex-Mex.<BR/><BR/>Damn you, Gayprof, now you have me thinking about sopapillas and honey served with every meal in Albuquerque. And being able to order green chile on pizza. And cheap wonderful breakfast burritos ordered from a lady carrying them around in a beer cooler. Bloody hell, I'm hungry!ChristopherMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032361690288998090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150320060285042872006-06-14T14:21:00.000-07:002006-06-14T14:21:00.000-07:00Two things: First, the slurpees at the Moby Dick d...Two things: <BR/><BR/>First, the slurpees at the Moby Dick do, indeed, rocketh. <BR/><BR/>And, Boston is within staggering distance of NYC, for our next blogger alcoholic/enabler/co-dependent get-together.JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880237589256040350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150311041900628712006-06-14T11:50:00.000-07:002006-06-14T11:50:00.000-07:00All of my blogger compadres are leaving Texas. Mi...All of my blogger compadres are leaving Texas. <A HREF="http://mikeypod.com" REL="nofollow">MikeyPod</A> is fleeing to Brooklyn, I will be the only one left. Its okay though, I'm happy for you!<BR/><BR/>Bigots can still be blue, exhibit A. The Macy's window in boston and the demand to remove the gay pride display. <BR/><BR/>Love the cartoon!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869584065420927072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150310983964943792006-06-14T11:49:00.000-07:002006-06-14T11:49:00.000-07:00Gerrymandering exists in Masssachusetts. Gerryman...Gerrymandering exists in Masssachusetts. Gerrymandering was INVENTED in Massachusetts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GerrymanderingRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150308484659237292006-06-14T11:08:00.000-07:002006-06-14T11:08:00.000-07:00Seemingly, we all have to do our time, and I for o...Seemingly, we all have to do our time, and I for one won't miss Cold City one bit when I shake the dust of this pathetic town off my high-heeled hooker boots one day. To your impending departure from the realm of barbarism, moving to one of the greatest centres of American civilisation, I say, "Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!"Oso Rarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345231159759787852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150308058207286772006-06-14T11:00:00.000-07:002006-06-14T11:00:00.000-07:00I'm still confounded as to why I have such fond me...I'm still confounded as to why I have such fond memories of my time in Houston. I lived there for two years and it was, on the one hand, a miserable experience, but still, the food (I love Tex-Mex, btw), the Menil, the MFA, the Rothko Chapel, the Alley, I could go on and on....<BR/><BR/>And as an Arkansas native in self-imposed west-coast exile, you could do much worse than a couple of the really good schools there; just make sure you live in Little Rock and commute to my great bastion of the liberal arts, Hendrix College. They'd love a GayProf like you. Besides, I always preferred Yarnell's to Blue Bell anyway.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403932428529704506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150305336261039062006-06-14T10:15:00.000-07:002006-06-14T10:15:00.000-07:00It's strange. I didn't think that I would miss an...It's strange. I didn't think that I would miss any part of Denver when I left, but maybe Denver is a wee bit different than TeHAS.<BR/><BR/>AND I WILL DEFEND THE SLUSHY/SLUTTY MACHINES that deliver me those margaritas. I love them so much. Come over to the Moby/moldy Dick in SF and maybe you will be enchanted too. Or maybe that was just the nativity scene in the fish tank during Christmastime. Plus, they are almost always 2 for 1. And beyond that, the only decent margarita I've ever really had was in Mexico, or one of those restaurants that takes authentic mexican cuisine and pushes it's boundaries (no, not tex-mex, but something different entirely).<BR/><BR/>And Boston is beautiful. Trade that ice cream for a nice gelatorria. It has less fat, and is so much tastier.Kalv1nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105726258904259151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150304063980176852006-06-14T09:54:00.000-07:002006-06-14T09:54:00.000-07:00Elizabeth, I think their like the Borg, I'm even p...Elizabeth, I think their like the Borg, I'm even pretty sure I've heard 'resistance is futile' uttered a few times... hmmmm... <BR/><BR/>Lovely post GayProf, and I'd like to add this.<BR/><BR/>What I'm looking forward to: Visiting GayProf in Blue, Blue boston!<BR/><BR/>What I'm not looking forward to: ....Um... I got nothin', just looking forward to seeing you in boston! WOOHOO!Conor Karrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191096973505292399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150303351807297602006-06-14T09:42:00.000-07:002006-06-14T09:42:00.000-07:00Great post - still reeling from the thought of mar...Great post - still reeling from the thought of margaritas from a slurpy - that's just wrong on so many levels - also identify with having to live somewhere (7 years) where all the cinemas only show "family values films" - (we didn't get American Beauty or Ghost World - nor did we get Rent the movie - all too "unfamily").<BR/><BR/>Have fun in Boston and good luck for that tough first month where you are constantly trying to find out where the "good" anything is as you knew where all that was back home but here you have to rediscover it all over again.<BR/><BR/>Do the 5000 seat evangelical churches indicate brainwashing or some sort of conservative christian hive mind?Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150298687937367902006-06-14T08:24:00.000-07:002006-06-14T08:24:00.000-07:00Looking forward to taking you out and showing you ...Looking forward to taking you out and showing you around Boston. Don't worry about the ice cream though. Bostonians eat more than anyone in the US, and there is great ice cream here. You just have to get used to eating it year round.<BR/><BR/>I grew up in the South and there are some things you will miss here. BBQ is one. Bring your own sauce up with you. There is none here. Also, there is no tex-mex. Only traditional Mexican, etc. There is a good Honduran place in my neighborhood though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150297785079702422006-06-14T08:09:00.001-07:002006-06-14T08:09:00.001-07:00Hi Gay Prof,With apologies for the cross-posting, ...Hi Gay Prof,<BR/><BR/>With apologies for the cross-posting, I wanted to share my post and hear your thoughts. I posted this several days after one of your posts and got no response. Still curious to know what you think.<BR/><BR/>I dated a practicing bi-sexual for four years. I just didn't know, This was a deeply loving relationship but I couldn't abide this person being sexually active with others. It ended sadly with my exit but I've thought a lot about someone's sexual proclivities and have concluded that our sexual identity is determined in our genes.<BR/><BR/>I am not making excuses for the behavior of my bi-sexual ex and I admit that I still harbor anger that I never received an apology for the hiding and lies but I do believe that we all fit somewhere on the homo- bi - hetereo- sexual continuum, as determined by our genetic make-up.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am saying that I believe homosexuality is as genetically based as bi- sexuality and homosexuality.<BR/><BR/>Thus, it is easier for me to view the marriage debate logically and without religious, cultural, or political bias and therefore to conclude that if two individuals love each other, allow them to marry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150297748780167572006-06-14T08:09:00.000-07:002006-06-14T08:09:00.000-07:00When I left Oklahoma (which is in north Texas, you...When I left Oklahoma (which is in north Texas, you know), everyone said, "You'll be back." But I didn't go back. No, actually, I did. But only for about a year and a half. But the <I>next</I> time I left and they said, "You'll be back," I did <I>not</I> go back! Ha! And I have not missed it. Not once.Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150296152857844802006-06-14T07:42:00.000-07:002006-06-14T07:42:00.000-07:00Love, love, love the cartoon! Oh, to be adored lik...Love, love, love the cartoon! Oh, to be adored like that!<BR/><BR/>I'm just glad that you're taking your blog with you to Boston. I wouldn't want to have to miss you.<BR/><BR/>CooperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150293406329878542006-06-14T06:56:00.000-07:002006-06-14T06:56:00.000-07:00OK, your post was awesome and hilarious, and if I ...OK, your post was awesome and hilarious, and if I ever move out of my own god-forsaken state you can expect me to pilfer your format. However, the cartoon of you is AWESOME. You KNOW you're a rock-star when you're immortalized like that, and with the tiara yet.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047700345491098393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150284143918397582006-06-14T04:22:00.000-07:002006-06-14T04:22:00.000-07:00Please send me the zombie-monkey-paw, as I really ...Please send me the zombie-monkey-paw, as I really need to make some wishes. <BR/><BR/>If you like chicken fried steak with cream gravy, or biscuits and gravy, get it out of your system before you leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150279225751932842006-06-14T03:00:00.000-07:002006-06-14T03:00:00.000-07:00I definitely like the cartoon rendition of you. Y...I definitely like the cartoon rendition of you. <BR/><BR/>You'll be wishing for some of that texas heat come around January. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1150277333554511832006-06-14T02:28:00.000-07:002006-06-14T02:28:00.000-07:00Good luck with your move! Boston is cold, but I'd ...Good luck with your move! Boston is cold, but I'd trade Texas for it any day!Artistic Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263759059325566233noreply@blogger.com